New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-20

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ut many different points, both ahoat and ashore %
ed by armor or eathworks and all connec.ech sgmals
with different places OF observation. from WHICH
could be sent TO The gunners indicating the exact pos'o"
Of each hostile vessel . A., ,onoet NJ the
Inc uearS Which has Charge of the Notifications
BILL but nearly all the members OF the fuli eohi''''
were present.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE IN THE HOUSE
WEAVER OF IOWA. ATTACKS THE REPoRr-fhh
BLAIR EDUCATION BILL sHELvED. ,
WASHINGTON Jan. I9.-In the House to-day MT. VII
kns, of Ohio from the Committee on Public bnaines'
rcported back the Senate bill FOR the erection OF pupc
building at Yonkers. N. Y Committee OF the Whole
The order setting apart evening for 'ne ae
livery OF eulogies upon RepresentativesAIn''
Dowdney or New-York was on motion OF l. DE- ''nloo
OF New-York vacated and the evening Oh fepru@i' s'
apart for that purpose.
I Tho morn,nv hour the House resumed the
consideration OF the resolution setting apart
January % for the consideration OF the Blair Eauc
tonal bill No action taken, and the resolution re-
s,med Its place on the calendar.
Mfr Crsp OF Georgia. then called up the conference re-
mort ON the Interstate BILL aud gave notice
the morning hour.
Afr Durham OF Illinois addressing himself to the long
and short haul section Of the bill, expressed MS III
ability to understand its meaning ana MS penei
that nobody else understood It. It's intefpreta-
ton would have TO be let to the courts Inc
tons Tn the first place 1t prohibited railroad from
charging more for short than long haul ana In the
second place 1t prohibited construction OF the ACT
which would authorize the Railroads.&c. charge as uch or
short az long haul The system OF charging low rates
for through freight had practically annihiated
In this country. II the railroads were forced 'y 's
hill TO raise their through rates. the section OF country III
which no lived woud sustain the greatest injury for 1t
would be more difficult the farmers of that section To
place their grain products In European markets In com
petition with the grain products OF Aus'raasia Inns
diaclty would he enhanced by the prohibition contained
in the bill anst rebates, which would prevent the ran
roads from continuing the practice OF allowing rebates
,,op goods transported for export This BILL however
ros better than nothing and while he thought 1t was IN
consistent places In the absence OF anything petter ne
would vote for It, m A.
Mr. Weaver of Iowa said that In compliance with the
oftrepeated pledges made to his constituents anu I'D
obedience 10 the dictates Of his conscience he must op
po.e ,bis bill He had heartily supported the Reagan
hin but the bill now presented was substantially the Cu-
lou bill which the House had once refused 10 pass Ihe
Reagan bill absolutely and clearly prohibited the grant
ing OF any rebate; but the committee Oh conference nun
discarded language, and had adopted the seeod sec
tion Of the Cuom bill which allowed special rates ana
rcates and in certain cases The conerees h
abandoned the long short haul section OF the Reagan
bill and had again adopted substantially the PROVISIONS
OF the Cullon bill Among these provisions there was
one authorizing the commission In special cases 70 permit
roiir companies
shorter distances This purely AMI simply pro
iou in favor Of the railroad companies for there was
nothing IN IL which required the commission to hear the
ease oT he rcope Mr. Weaver then took the pooling
section criticised its obscurtv and compared u nlsad
Sanngsosly with the like section of the Eeagan bill
While Mr. Weaver discussing the FEATURES Oh tns
tbe declaration that there dem gofs In iowa put
that the gentleman would have TO ylea s es H., no ,
no was called 10 answer for his vote on this b id NOT
the gentleman know that the people ofowa were appear
decl I'd
no sueh bill He would meet his colleague NJ IhlnpIi
before pcope of Iowa The gentleman talked ABOUT
Mr.. Henderson dnterrupting,-I did not
Mr. Weaver repeated his assertion. and MI henderson
his denial coupling It with an ntimaton that the use Oh
such a term might have been appropriate. ,ou,,
Mr.. Weavcr-You did speak OF a denagoeuse "onu
not dare to enter the race for denagogy with inc gen
tlcman anywhere either for shor, OF oa1 nn con Dr
under substantially similar circumstances ana eonu
ME- UenIerson-Sou say usedth term "demaGogue"
Mr. weaver-The gentleman does not know what he Is
Weaver then discussed tho political features Of the
bill declaring that Il would prove PS"ee, Pres9entai
election purpose OF debating inc apbonsnt %
The supreme Court OF the United states.
Pending luriher debate the matter went over. 1890,
authorizing the construction OF bridge the Misss
tMr onthewaie OF Ohio. offered resolution. which
was referred 10 the Committee on Pacific Railroads re-
qncsting secretary of tho Treasury 70 MORN tne
states on January from the Pacific Railroads that
M we'd aid
and what would the result 10 the treasury ana tho
elect mon these debts II House bill No s,3IS he fuhu
ing bin should become a law.
The House at 5:45 o'clock adjourned
In the Senate to-day MIR. Mitchell. Of pennsylvania,
from the Committee Pensions. reported BACK FAVOR
sbiy the House bill for the relief OF dependent parents
ami honoray discharged soldiers and sailors now diS
hlcd aud dependent their labor for support lie gave
notire that To- morning he would ask the senate
to take IL up and consider IT, 49,, . an, ., oo.o
MIR Hampton (by reQuesu introduced bill 10 promote
IN, efficiency of civil service by establishing retired
list The bill provides for retirement on thlee-f,niths
nav afer fort years. twothiris pay AFTER thirty
icht wears and half pay after thirty years when
The cnpoye IL ncapacitaed by sickness or INJURY he-
ferred .,., =, - ...,,.o, ,
committed on bill for the forfeiture or the BACK
bone" Railroad land grant passed yesterday. -,
The presiding officer presented the response OF inc sec
rctury OF the Treasury 10 the resolution relative 10 INC
indebtedness OF the subsidized Pacific Railroads he
fcrreI CNifhou reaingl to the Judiciary Committee
ON motion OF Mr. Vest the Senae bill authorizing the
construction OF bridge the Mississippi River NJ or
near 81 Ioui between the Eads Bridge and the mouth
Of tho Missouri Riverl taken up. several amend
ments reported to IL. and the bill, thus amended WAS
passed. c .. ou.o,,,oJ
conferces ON the Army Appropriation bill $500
on motion OF Mr.. Hampton. the Senate blli appropri-
atng $500 900 expedite the completion oi the Charles
ton jettles taken up ANA passed ia, . ..,,o,
The Senate Mt DID O'Clock, went INTO secret sossoh
and at $40 adjourned